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No. 752,591. PATENTED-PEB. 16, 1904.

W. ROBINSON.

MUGILAGE CUP.

APPLICATION rn-nn snrw. 29, 1903. no MODEL. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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No. 752,591. PATBNTED FEB. 16, 1904.

W. ROBINSON.

MUGILAGE CUP.

APPLIOATION rum) SEPT. 29, 1903.

no MODEL. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

W/TNESSEIS: INVENTOI? UNITED I STATES Iatented February 16, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

lVlUCILAGE-CUP'.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 752,591 dated February 16, 190

Application filed September 29, 1903. Serial No. 175,053. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WADE ROBINSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at No. 12 East One Hundred and Thirty-first street, in the borough of Manhattan, county and State of New York, have invented a certain new anduseful Improvement in Mucilage Cups, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of mucilage-cups by-means of which a supply of mucilage is conveniently maintained at hand ready to be drawn and dispensed as desired by means of a brush or other similar instrument; and the objects of my invention are to provide a cheap and convenient receptacle for mucilage, a means of preventing as nearly as possible the obstruction of the mouth of the cup by gumming, occasioned by wiping the surplus mucilage from the brush upon the mouth of the cup and the evaporation of the same, and more particularly to provide a means of removing such obstruction quickly and thoroughly. I attain these objects by the means hereinafter described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of my invention with the parts in position. Fig. 2, Fig. 3, and Fig. 4 are top views of one of the disks B, the plug 0, and the ring F, respectively, the objects and functions of each being minutelydescribed hereinafter. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the cup A, showing one of the disks B and the ring F in position. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a combined cover and brush just withdrawn from the cup A. Figs. 7 and 8 are sectional perspective views of one of the disks B and the plug 0, respectively.

In the drawings similar letters refer to similar parts.

My invention is constructed of a circular glass cup A, havingthe two compartments M and N and provided on the inner side of its upper end with an annular shoulder H, a pluthe diameter of the disks B and having a portion cut away, as shown at J in Fig. 4, such portion being cut away for the purpose of permitting the compression of the ring by pressure to an outside diameter slightly less than the diameter of the disks B, the ring being constructed of spring metal will resume its origi nal diameter when the pressure is withdrawn, a wooden plug O of suitable thickness and of a diameter that will permit it to be pressed upward and retained between and by the lower parts of the inner walls of the lower compartment N of the cup A and provided with an opening K of diameter slightly less than the openingsI of the disk B, and'a combined brush,

cover, and handle constructed of any suitable material and comprising the following parts: bristles L, tubular bristles-retainer 1?, cover E, and handle D, all of the usual integral construction, substantially as shown in Figs. 1 and 6.

The compartment M of the cup A, of which the portion 0 is thebottom, may be of any desired dimensions and is provided for the reception of mucilage. The compartment N of the cup A is provided for the purpose of conveniently maintaining at hand a supply of the disks B and is therefore of dimensions sufiicient to contain the required number of such disks. The manner of using the device herein described is as follows: When the cup A has been provided with a supply of mucilage in the compartment M, one of the disks B is placed in said cup A upon the annular shoulder H. The ring F is then compressed and forced downward within the upper inner walls of the cup A until in close contact with the upper side of the disk B. The pressure on the ring is then withdrawn and it reexpands to the diameter permitted by the upper inner walls of the cup A, and that diameter being less than the normal outside diameter of the ring F said ring will be tightly wedged in position, thus securely maintaining both itself and the disk B in position. When one of the disks B is thus in position, it becomes the top of the cup A, and the opening I of said disk becomes the mouth of said cup, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 5.

A supply of mucilage for immediate use may be obtained by inserting the bristles L in the opening I of disk B and submerging same in the mucilage. The surplus mucilage may be removed from the bristles by wiping upon the edge of the disk B at the opening I.

As the disk B is of thin metal, there is but a small surface to which the surplus mucilage may adhere. Consequently all but a very small part will drop back into the cup and mingle with the remaining supply of mucilage. When not in use, the combined brush and cover L P E D are placed upon the cup in the position substantially as shown in Fig. 1, thus maintaining same convenient for use and materially preventing the evaporation of the mucilage contained in the cup A. It will be seen that when by use the parts of the disk B surrounding the opening I become gummed or unsightly because of the evaporation of adhering muscilage the disk B may be readily removed, cleansed, and replaced, or it may be thrown away and replaced by a new disk taken from the supply contained in the compartment N of the cup A.

The supply of disks B is maintained in the compartment N by the plug 0, the disks being pushed upward and the plug then inserted in the manner of a cork. The diameter of the opening K in the plug C is less than the diameter of the openings I of the disks B in order to provide a purchase for the finger when inserted therein for the purpose of withdrawing said plug when it is desired to obtain a new disk to replace one that has been temporarily or permanently dispensed with. The cost of the disk B (which in practice I prefer to make of thin sheet metal) being very small, said disk may, when it becomes gummed or unsightly by evaporated mucilage, be entirely dispensed with and replaced by another of equivalent construction. Thus the inconvenience and necessity, as in the case of other mucilage-cups, of removing the gummed and hardened mucilage from the mouth of the cup by means of a knife or other instrument is completely avoided, and a more simple, speedy, and thorough means of accomplishing the same is provided and the principal object of my invention attained.

It will be seen that the several parts of my invention herein described and illustrated may each be constructed of any suitable material other than that specified and also that one or more of its parts may be entirely dispensed with and, further, that the form or construction or manner of combining any or all of said parts may be varied without preventing the accomplishment of the objects desired.

What I claim as new and my invention is- 1. A mucilage-cup comprising a receptacle for mucilage, a plate provided with an opening adapted to form the mouth of said receptacle, means for maintaining said plate removably at the open end of said receptacle and means for holding a plurality of plates of equivalent construction.

for mucilage having a top constructed in plate form and provided with an opening adapted to form the mouth of said receptacle, means for maintaining said top in position and means for holding one or more extra tops of equivalent construction.

3. A mucilage-cup comprising a receptacle for mucilage adapted at its open end to receive a wiping member, and means for holding a plurality of wiping members.

4. A mucilage-cup comprising a receptacle for mucilage, a wiping member, means for maintaining said wiping member in position at the open end of said receptacle and means for holding a plurality of exchangeable wiping members.

5. A mucilage-cup comprising a receptacle for mucilage, a wiping member, means for maintaining said wiping member removably in position at the mouth of said receptacle, a cover, a brush and means for holding a plurality of exchangeable wiping members.

6. A mucilage-cup comprising a receptacle for mucilage adapted at its open end to receive a wiping member, a wiping member and a removable retaining member adapted to retain said wiping member in position at the open end of said receptacle.

7. A mucilage-cup comprising a receptacle for mucilage adapted at its open end to receive a wiping member said cup being provided with means for holding one or more extra wiping members.

8. A mucilage-cup comprising a receptacle for mucilage, a removable top for said receptacle constructed in plate form and provided with an opening adapted to form the mouth of said receptacle, said receptacle being adapted to support said removable top, means for maintaining said top upon said receptacle, said means for maintaining being in construction separate from said cup, a cover and a brush said cover and brush being integrally formed.

9. A mucilage-cup comprising a receptacle for mucilage, a wiping member consisting of a rigid plate, means for maintaining said rigid plate removably at the open end of said receptacle, said plate having an opening adapted to form the mouth of said receptacle, a cover and a dispensing instrument, said dispensing instrument being constructed of bristles in brush form, said cover and said dispensing instrument being of integral'construction.

WADE ROBINSON. Witnesses:

E. N. SIoKELs,

U. STEPHENS.

2. A mucilage-cup comprising a receptacle IIO 

